Bre’nee Veasley was a 19-year-old Black woman killed on the night of June 20, 2025, when a massive exchange of gunfire broke out outside a rented event space in a strip mall near West Brown Deer Road and North 82nd Street in Milwaukee. She had just finished her first year of nursing school at Lakeland University, worked as a certified nursing assistant at a local hospital, and was described by relatives as a dedicated student with a 4.0 GPA who wanted to become a nurse because of her family’s experience when her grandfather died.

Shortly before 11 p.m. Veasley and others were in the parking lot when a confrontation involving several armed people erupted. Investigators later counted roughly 110 rounds fired from 11 different firearms in about 20 seconds, with casings clustered in three areas and surveillance showing gunfire coming from multiple locations.

Authorities did not identify Veasley as a participant in the gunfight, describing her as caught in the crossfire. The investigation focused on individuals linked to a group that arrived by vehicle; witnesses reported seeing a masked person with a firearm, and detectives later recovered a Glock with a device capable of automatic fire during an encounter with one of the suspects. If anyone was at the party or the parking lot that night and saw people arriving, leaving, or handling firearms, please share what was seen.